heartrending
causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
Origin of heartrending
1Other words from heartrending
- heart·rend·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with heartrending
- gut-wrenching, heartrending
Words Nearby heartrending
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How to use heartrending in a sentence
Convinced that it had to be a physical disorder, she wrote to doctors and, in heartrending precision, appealed to them for diagnosis and treatment, which of course they could not provide.
These Rebels Fought Conformity in 1950s America—and Are Still Making a Difference Today | James R. Gaines | February 3, 2022 | TimeThe most heartrending threat to the seeds was the citizens of Leningrad themselves.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusIn Oxyana, the performances he summons from his interview subjects are truly heartrending.
Clearly, the voters were rewarding his heartrending performance of “ I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Golden Globes 2011: Watch the Funniest Moments | The Daily Beast Video | January 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the Eichmann trial, concentration camp survivors supplied heartrending testimony.
As she twisted his great red ear, the agonized cries of Johnny became heartrending.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe unfortunate sufferers presented a heartrending picture, worthy of the painter of the Deluge.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueShe spent days in worshipping the small divinity of his person, and in the contemplation of his heartrending human attributes.
The Creators | May SinclairThis was really heartrending when the difference in fare for three persons would be at least twenty dollars.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginI saw none of those heartrending tragic scenes of parting, none of the wild grief that grows so much wilder for being indulged.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for heart-rending
causing great mental pain and sorrow
Derived forms of heart-rending
- heart-rendingly, adverb
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